Fence-post



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I. JOHNSON. FENCE POST.

No. 265,816". Patented Oct. 10, 1882..-

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ISAIAH JOHNSON, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,816, dated October 10, 1882,

Application filed March 25, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ISAIAH J OHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel mode of anchoring fencing-posts in the earth, by means of which they are made firm; also, inconnection with the same, the metallic supports a and the wooden part 01.

In reference to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved post with its connections. Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the metallic part of the post, showing its recesses, curves, Szc. Fig. 3 is a view of'the clamp c. Fig. 4 is a back View of the anchor or metallic part of said post, showing the back recess, with its curve 8, Fig. 2, and the letters 0, s, 0, r, and 2 exhibit the metallic base of the post which passes through the base it. The said metallic base is made of castiron, and is provided with the curved recesses 1' and s. The object of said recesses is to hold the post firmly in its place, the curves being for the purpose of making the wooden portion, I

with its metallic support, self-adjusting, so that in case it becomes loose, either by wear or shrinkage, it will sink down and tighten by (No model.)

following the curves 8 and 1', which form a swell.

n is a solid base formed of terra-cotta, stone, or other suitable material. The object of said base is to aid in rendering the anchorage of said post firm. c is a self-adjusting clamp, which serves the double purpose of holding the metallic part a and the wooden part (I together and at the same time holding the wire'w. c c e are holes in the said base for holding the bolts with which the base and the upright portion are connected. 1; is a groove in the metallic base, which aids in rendering the a11- chorage of said post firm. 3 is a V-shaped swell which aids in holding the wooden portion of the post in its place.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with a fence-post composed of the wooden parts 61 and the metallic strengthening-plate a, a cast-iron base to which said parts are bolted, the base being provided, for the purpose of receiving said parts, with opposite recesses s and r at its upper end, which recesses are curved outward at the bottom, substantially as shown and described.

ISAIAH JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

0. F. ALEXANDER, S. V. EssrcK. 

